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They really do, and I say that as a gun owner. You are not free to skate on the criminal background check.
As a gun owner, I can sell you a gun tomorrow and you will not have to pass a background check. Private gun sales happen all over.
Private gun sales, at least in my state, still require an FFL and a background check to be legal.
https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_166.435
So then it's only a law some places.
State by state, and in Florida it's county by county(!)
https://www.findlaw.com/consumer/consumer-transactions/private-gun-sale-laws-by-state.html
A clear majority of citizens support universal background checks, but all that matters is that the gun lobby doesn't.
Oh, I agree, and I'd like to go further by including things in the background check that aren't currently present but should be.
Did you know, if someone goes through an involuntary mental health hold that is not ordered by a judge, that does NOT appear on a background check? Seriously. That shit needs to get fixed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Buffalo_shooting
"A teacher had asked him about his plans after the school year, and he responded, "I want to murder and commit suicide."[65] He was referred to a hospital for mental health evaluation and counseling but was released after being held for a day and a half.[20][64][66]
The New York State Police did not seek an order from a state court to remove guns from Gendron's possession.[67][68] The mental health evaluation was not an involuntary commitment, which would have prohibited him from buying guns under federal law.[67]"